TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1902.
TO HON.
CHINESE ADDRESS
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART.
The following is a translation of an ad- dress in Chinesa nurseters presented to the Lion. J. H. Stewart Lockbart; as will be seen it is in Chinese motaphor :-.. The Members and Managing Cammalttee
of the Hongkong 16 Luung Kuk (Society for the Protection of Chinese Wesach and Girls) offer their tribute of respectful praise to The Honourable J. II. Stewart Lockhart, new chosen and
appoints to be the Ilustrious High Commissioner at Woi-Fini-Wei.
Britain's benedicent way, that protects niso the people and readers, shields women and girls, and in this is most glos riously manifest.
In the British Dependency of Hongkong the people are sheltered on all sodes, benevolent flaverament ankes happy its subjects: womon and children are sfceped in the country's bounty.
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as follows —
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Lieut. Famect...... 23 Sergt. Sherwin Bob, Marshall... 26 Corp. Shohrev1... 20 30 Gr. Esans....
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CORRESPONDENCE.
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THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE CORONATION.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."
Hongkong, April 22.
Total
Of commnatuling sand dignifiek mien, you, Sir, received the Imperial manduce to cm-f
Sie, With regard to the decision of the trol hera in Chiurse athira; and this our Government in not granting any pay to the Society was founded by your salaavours, manisers of the Volunteer Contingent whe The it can to pass that chinese women are going Home to represent the Colony in who were bound for destruction in foreign the forthcoming Contation Ceremonies, lamla found in you the deliverer. Your would is not be an act of grace on the part well-directed inquiries and prompt, action of the Authorities if they were to allow the preserver thom from deally perils.
men La purchaso what money they intauded You, Horowed Sir, delighting in virtaking with them at a reasonable rate of tuous deeds, cand funds to ho devuted to exchange It will be very hard on some the work of
Fuse The Government has, with a limited incene to have to receive without respect of persons, been goed to (by the title the Contingert sale) say on all, and has had the same regard for the shilling sind sixpence for every dollar they distant and the rear.
Wonacn any from their botaus and with- out their macal protecars looks to your guardian care, al under your ruk they maintained their cluantity inviolate.
DOMAINS.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
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SIR J. MACKAY'S TARIFF ·
PROPOSALS.
A BRIDGE TO KOWLOON.
Proposal by the Harbour Master.
Shanghai China Association. In his report for 1901, the Hon. R.
At four o'clock yesterday afternoon (saya) Rumsey, Harbour Master, maya :--
While or the subject of Harbour improve the Shanghai Merenzy of des 18th inst.), nene, I desire to place on record, And about fifty member of the Shang it invito possible criticism of proposal Branch of the China Association met at the which has already buen before thGovern-Shanghai Club to consider certain proposals ment in a special form, and therefore made by Sir James Mackay and chose who reproduce it in this way annyal report, não amsisting him in framing the new com
Mr. J. I. Scott presided, It will be most universally admited, Inercial treaty. think, that the population of the town of The meeting was a long one and great in
forest was evinced by thoar biking part in Victoria is gradually growing beyond the
the proceedings. On behalf of the greater numbers that can be satisfattorily and
number of the Committes and after a long healthily house, and while schonnes aro more or less tentatively put forward, hay and elever speech by the Ciniernan, the ing as a partial object the role of this following resolution, seconded by Mr A. M. overcrowding, the real question of how and Marshall, was proposed :—
That this Branch of the China Associa where to find good and aufficit hocation having carefully eansidered the proposal room for our ever-increasing numbers has of Sir Jamica Mackay for a 10 per cunt not really boun tackled.
surtax on foreiga Impcets return for the rustion of whatever kind on all the entite abolition by China of all internal dísz native of foreign, whether for import, export on internal consumption, is of opin- lion that, inasmuch as the proposal has for its object the frucis of all trade in Chino from the restrictions which so fntally ham-
In 1994 we were somewhat suddenly made to face the fict that the conditions of tife amongst the very large numbers of Chinese of the lower class dwelling in Hongkong was such as to demand D lioration, and, such all memorable year. special efforts have been made with this object, and with these efforts has resultest an most universal demand for toont.
Since the Island
more
Hongkong bas
"At a meeting held at Headquarters yes-prantically little more room for the purpose, cerday, the men we told that, in riler Lo are reunirkable that, just at about the
cero a relentse arount of comfort, time when the domed was forced upon They would love to undertake the payment the supply should have appeared in the of £2 esch, so as to enable them to travel nequisition of what is known the Now in two ears instead of one, thereby allowing Territory.
Our boundary on the mainland WHS across Catoida: the original accommodation hooked for them by the Authorities having milea added to Hongkong.
unvided only one herth for every two
For its development it is in policy sound and should be supported. While, however recording this opinion as to the pily of the
schere, the Association holds that, in 4X- perience of the past has impelled a strong disbelief in Chúrose promises ami Chinese honesty of intention, it is importive that, as a condition of the release becoming
pertive, Chim all he first required shor, as merely by the removal of the Likind other barriers bat by the institu- tin e reformed spate of lined | dininistration in the Provinces, that she
new and extended application - In the each man n Auparate Serth in the jour thrown buck and more than 200 square is both able and wiling to carry out the i
To the dncent mying concerning King Wan's governineta in Ki. you have given
Reclusion of the lumine, there were no dis satisfied women and abroad there were no unmarried men. Thus far-reaching have been your benevolent riforts.
Those who looked for the quiet hang- piness of the Farch Bio Fountain sought it not in vain. The ravening tigers det across the water and the waldi dog's bark was no longer heard in the doorways.
Your praise a Colonial Secretary is in erutylady' mur, as may inserted
mrti,
In this large tract of almost unoccupied land, we have to hand at ones the remedy
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Unpleasant Experience in Bom. bay Harbour. Bumbay, April 7in exciting scene was witnessed in Bombay Harbour m Saturday night in the Bolay Yacht Club
see 4 sixteen-fost skiff halonging THE INTERNATIONAL 1.M.S. Po took part, the occupauls jacing | Tiuterants Stokes and Rees and the Reverend Sadler with a sonun barbed Hyres. A heavy era capsized the boat throwing three men into the water. They drifted als for bours and finally findung TO-NIGHT! antive boat tomared to some stakes they
time taped beats
ruled into it exhausted. In the mean were rehim the harbour, and the search lights swept, the water, but the preuliar position of the brat Res. Mr Suller was offering from es prevental is discovery until daylight The haustion.
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A Bread Riot At Shiraz. The Times of India correspondent at Shiraz reports a riot in the town due to tho dearness of bread. The talegraph slice was wrecked and two of the Governin's soldiers were stabbed. Twenty Touis of the troep, quiet is expected to be soon ball cartridge having been served out to SINGING
restored.
Oxford and Cecil Rhodos' Boquest. Loss, April 7-The uhorities at Oxford are antified at Me Coeil Rhones's will, and walome to new students. It is expected that the effect on Oxford will be far-reaching and invigorating.
To the Matoppo Hills, Extraordinary scenes were, witnessed all through Caps Colony, during the passage
the funeral train octroying the ly of Mr Crail Rholes, and the Dutch were con- apicuous in their tributum of atleetion and respect, Work was at a standstill t Kitaburly, where 15,000 people tiled past the body.
DANCING. TABLRAUN
CHANGE OF PROGRAMMU DAILY.
Doors open at 8.30 PM. Consignes F.M. SATA ON SALE AT THE RODINSON PIANO C. LTD.
REMEMBER OUR PEN CHALLENGE TO ANY WRESTLER IN HONG. KONG-UATCH WEIGHT/ Hongkong. April 24, 1902.
MOONLIGHT EXCURSION,
871
TKAN MURU will leave her
TWIN SCREW STEAMER
usal wharf on SATURDAY, the 26th A Morgan-Marconi Company.
backing a pay he acquiring the Mar-
It is stated that Mr Pierpont. Morgan ist, at 6:20 pm. for MAGA) will Beturn from Mienos on SUNDAY, nt B p.m.
poses to extend operations on the Orient. coni wireless telephy system, and pro-sharp. Rey TMEIN 88.3 ch.
Passenger de-iving to obtain sleeping acccnim colution will apply as early o Fin the Pactic,
possible to
RITCHIE & Co., 39 Des Voeux Roah, HesDRONG, Hongkong, April 29, 1902.
our
gizemnest bath in spirit and in letter. This branch of the Association is of qinion than under craditions of untire freedon a
per wat open foreign Tmpsts is out ex- enssive, and ant the trade intereste bath of China of foreign countries trading
Growth of Volunteering. The ofl.) return shows tha; the Volun with her would be benefitted thereby.”
Mr. S. Little flowed with another ters have increased by 8,472 in first years log and carefully wonded speech opposing(x).
In 1870 when the movement Wif the perposition, and proposed the following
Volunteers enrolled amenorest, which as secoled by Mr established
rolst in a speech giving his renons for strength was 119,146. In 1998 the nom
bers were 277,628 whilst, if permanent staff doing
is inchaded, the firares were 34,51), an in- *That this Bennah of the China Axendām
crease of rly 50,000 on 1893. The war tion, leaving carefully considered the pro- pals of Sir James Mackay for the entire autoriusly stimulated enrolment and thero is para a mistake in Heuter's mos abolitoid by China of all internal taxation of whatever find an all merchandise, in of sage to-day which meations an increase of 8,479-unless it refers enly to the period opinion that the scheme as presented is
from November last when the now regula- unworkable. This branch of the Astoria-
tions, ensuring a higher level of military tion therefore recommends : ---
training, camo into operation.] New York's Invitation to Prince of Wales,
In view of this and sundry other smaller overcrowding in our City, and if whatever kind, the proper tax of 20 expenses which are bound to crop up really mean barness when was about during the journey and den during the relieving the pressure of dwellings in three or four weeks the Contigent will se Victorin, we must give all half-measures min in Figland, do you not think that mythe go-by in favour of the me full messore of request for a higher valued dollar should providing housing room whorshy the surplus have one considération? Members of the population can ho accommandates on the stores are found by ong wayside.
| Civil Survleg on learn Home das other side of the Harbour. By this mean We who have had your compassionate chuir salaries at foar shillings; we, as double purpose will be served, the kindness as a sheltering ronf o'erarching Volunteer representing Hougkong, healthy conditions not existing in Victoria us are dismayed at your departure. Severare, are or less, in Government employ, will be removed, and, at the time, the theless, or gracious Saxegeiga must needs and, if we were to ask to be granted the Now Territory will be opened up and promote the virtuous ruler, and you, sir, privilege of baying £50 per man at two developed, to the advantage of the Publied bave went the heart of All. You the shillings per dollar, we could not be accased Revenuentd of the Colony generally. illustrious cmd hopevolent Comunissioner of avarice. For a inor montlis' absence ne But in order to accomplish this, it is will take control as the highest authority in cold in the least degree in culter absolutely necessary that we sliquid have at Wei-Hai Wai, and under your beaner extravagant if he were to take titis same with easy communication with the other side, a8 will be content and happy.
and by easy I mean something very diffe rent from the present Forry service.
Communication between Hongkong and Kowloon should be by means of a Bridge neroas cu Harbour.
As for us our Leader is leaving us at the end of the spring. Hongkong has had the timely rain, i within the tone Seas there is peace.
We would fain retain yon here nowong us. keeping posteuron of your boots or blocking the norway in front of your cur- chge with our prostrate bodics, did tho ancients when Bay endd to hear to park Our hope and prayer is that you, Sir, may one day be mong us ngain.
with a virtuous ruler.
Vast as the nzure vault above us and as the gront and wide son around us, xa đu we regard your excelling talents and virtue.
The Your Yan Yan
3rd Mouth, Ith day.
LAWN TENNIS.
... L.R.C.
On Saturday afturz.oon, the manual ren- was played betsects teams nis match representing the Ladies Recreation Club and the tongkong Cricket Club. The match took place in the Cricket Ground, and attracted a largo campway of interested spectators. The band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers was present and greatly ad ded to the enjoyment of these presers. At the conclusion of play it was found that the Club had won by the narrow unjority of games. The following are the results, the names of the Cricket Hub being placei fret, vig :---
Int set. Bod Smith and Atkinson beat Grist
Staith and Atkinson heal Ponti.
fox and Yeats. Smith and Atkinson heat Beres- ford Ash and Wynne... Clapham and Humphreys beat
Pontifex and Yeate Clapham and Tumphreys lost to Pontifex and Tents...... Claphamand Humphreys beat
Beresford-Ash and Wynne 6-5 Chplum and Ilumphreys lust
to Grist and Skide Huskinsemnat Triminghaus Jost
G-3
€12
5-6
to Boresford-Ash & Wynne 3-6 Huskinson and Trimingham beat Beresford-Ash Wynne
him.
I trust I will not incur the displeaser of the G, O, C, in thus expressing the feelings if a large majority of the Cormation Con. tingent, Yours faithfully,
DESPAIR.
It is not for us, of course, to say how thi Contingent, should be treated, has it is at least obvious from this letter and from what we hear from the man in the street That of the Contingent are not at all entangred of the prospects ahead of their treatment by the authoritics. Pertas a contribution from the Coronation celeira tian vote would meet the case...mend the scheme beyond question. C.3.1
THE PARSEE CHARITY FUNDS, To The Eilator of the Cursa MAIL.
Hongkong, April 21. Stx,I have read with considerable care the further communication signed Pro- Elem on the above subject, which appeared
2. That the rate of import and export duty be fixed at an effective 3 per cent. nd the duties made specific as far as possible.
2. That the principle of the Transit Pass be retained, the inland commɛtution taxi
The advantages to be derived by such a means of communication are so obvinus, that they nord hardly be alluded to.
London, April 6,--The New York Cham- TE
ber of Carnierce propose inviting the ere thought of the difference between walking, wer to Kowloon direct, or riding inports to increased frog 2 por Prince of Wales' presence at the opening of over in a chair or a ricksha, e better still regatistions he entered into with the per- |
tent to pur cent. if necessary, and that the Chamber's new buildings in August, in the electric tramcan compared with the ties concerned to render the same effective.
A National Service League. moderate weather and no passage at all in present wore or less comfortless passage in 3. That in. return for the inland com- bad weather, should be, suficient to cumtised from the Chinese Government whose energies are to be devoted to estab The Duke of Wellington announces the sentation tax satisfactory guarantees beformation of a National Service Leaguo, shing the principle of compulsory training for untional deferice, civil and military.
The Football Match Accident.
Nor is the scheme, in my opinion. any-
thing less than a practical ones, for the can be no engineering difficulty, i should say, in building a bridge about one inilu long over water avaraging in depth about 5 feet and with a maximum of a feet al Low Water.
Nor will such a bridge be any practical struction, or even inconvenience, to
that all merchandise, whether import or export, forming the subject of foreign trade, he freed from: Lekin, Loti-shai and
other inland taxes and charges of what soever matote throughout the eighteen Provinces of China."
TO LET.
873
TNGLEWOOD' and • STONY BROOK COTTAGE,' Nos, 4 and 5, Lowes RICOND ROAD,
Appily to-
LAV CHC PAR
Care of 4. S. Watson & Co.
870 Hongkong, April 22, 1900.
NOTICE.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBUTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR BAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADKAS. CALCUTTA, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX; PORTS OF BRAZIL & RIVER PLATE.
The International Aswciation FoutbaliN MONDAY, the 6th May, at 1 p.m.,
the Company's Steamship INDUS | A very long discussion then took phes cavounter between England and Scotland Capt. DECHATEAU with MAILS, PASSEN. when Mosus J. W. Jamison, H. Ptook place at Ibrox Park, hefaro a crowd of GERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave Wilkinson, J, O. P. Bland, and 3. J85,000 people. Of this number 20,000 were this Firt for MARUFILLES VORTS of Dulgeon space at length in favour of the accenindased on the north-west stand or Call. WITHOUT TRANSDIPMENT. in your Saurday night's issue, and, after | shipping.
realistio, and Mr T. W. Kinganill interracing, Ten minutes after the commen
Caro and Specie will be registered for what your correspondent has written be- The huet wool propene wald be from our of the amendment.
Me Cred cement of the game, a resh of the Scottish London as well as for Marseilles, and -
the English goal set the fore, I am indeed surprised. His is hope.Paitinger Street to Tsim Sha Tsui and salliday proposed a second amendment forwardan less ease, and, I would soramsly recommend striking Rolingen Kumi, Kowk the
which was the sar as the resintins prosecupants of the northwest terracing away copted in transit through Marseilles for the
principal Places of Europe. that the latter efnuse following the words which of the staging, about thirty yards posed by the Chairman with the exception ng excitedly, with the awful result that
tors all though to the ground, a distance spirit and letter was expunged, and wide, collapsed, and four hundred sponta Osborne, arrut put to the meeting of forty lost. and was lost. Mr Little's amendinent
Bm take up the study of Eachd's The style of the bridge is not of importance Geometry and articularly to try to get at the present moment, but I would suggest over the With Proposition, as it may have one break in it, to be closed by a 'swinn the fleet of improving his reasoning facul-ora 'dris' bridge, as for general use, but ties, esperulls in the direction of Common chiefly for the convenience of more or less Logic, of which necessary ingredient he disabled ships wishing to go into deck frem
Please the further side of the bridges brain seems alarmingly deficient.
The Harbour would be Pretically consider this as final, Mr Editor. Y
SOLUTION. divided into two parts, the Eastern and the Westem, and at the first glance it night see that, a ship in the Western half
this
костійкий бу w.as
Mc
was thon pat to the meeting and the Clairon was able to decide on show of hands so these who were for 11 Tattle's mendment were asked to stand on one side of the room and then against
Spion Kop.
General Sir Redvers Bullar, in a further letser to Mr Balfour, accepts the full re sponibility of his actions at Spion Kop everywhere else, andi eiterates as
bouni North or a ship in the asteru half the other, when it was found that the meet. whelly incorrect the decument purporting
bound South, would a seriously incon vonienei, but this is not really su
To the Bilder of the "Causa MAIL.'
Canton, 21st April, 1962. Sin--When last 1 replied to Preblens it was little expered that my letter would To a given point in ber voyage, the ship Je so meanly taken advantage of by this going North would, at a speed of 10 knots writer, to above the Secretary of our funds sacrifice 45 minutes if she started from the for his own ends. If Problem has the West of the bridge and went out through 6-6 tenuity to single out a particular person Sulphur Channel, while the ship bound for bis abuse, he ought to have some South and being to the East of the ridge 64dreency, at least to write over his own would sacrifice even less flow often one are. Such captious and anonymous wri- sees in the present day, ships spending ters, oftence than rot, da more harm than most as many minutes in pointing after good to the ommunity, and I can assure they have left their buoy if they happed to 3-6 Problem that such teckless writing is be adversely sweng, while, on the other never appreciated sensible men, who land, ships andse similar circumstances can always, for harmy's sake, eschew cause bus seen leaving just as they would do if she of dissension and bul blood in our suali bridge tvisted, that is to say, going cat bý Eycenium Pass if Lound South and rier
ing was equally divided, so it was decided
the jay Chairman giving the cast- ing vate in FAVIC his cesida tion. This over several luft the root again the Chairman was umble to decide and the original resolution was put and oh a show of hands and on a division being made it resulted in twenty-four against and twenty due for, therefore the original solution was rejected by a majority of
three.
As no reporters were allowed to be pre- sent, we are unable to give verdim the perches made by the different members,
Talmage Dead.
A New York telegram dated 14th inst reports the death of the Rov. T. de Witt
- mercantile community. If the writer
Problem' is so fond of settling, reutilut versa. ing and discussing questions affecting the By placing the bridge where I propose, community, let ha by all means do it the well established coasting steamers of systematically, moderately, and in open the Doughna S. S. Co. would have their 4nute, for, in that case, such writers get Wharf on the Eastern half of the Harbour. Talonge, D.D., the fous Aaaerican due weight and are neither interested norTheir first part being only about 175 miles divine. He was born at Bound Brook, 5-anintated by personal motives. Tet the distant, 45 minutes might be of importance New Jersey, on 7th January, 1832.
present writer, then, come out, like a man, to them.
Huskinsopand Trimingham fost
to Grist and Slade Huskinson and Trimingham lost to Pontiler and Yeats....
1-15
...
4.0
2-0
Total of gubes won by the C. C. 39 Total of genes won by the
L.R.C.......
to show be is not an interested party, nor It would necessarilyn low-level bas his own axe to grind in this present bridge both for the convenience of tho apprisches and for hotter sverity from typhoons A clentancu not exceeding 40
48-37 46-43 complaint of his.
IH.S.K. is anonymous to Problem lety, for his own elification, nabscribe myself Yours, et,
H. S. KAVARANA, This discussion is now closed.-E., c..)
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Difference in favour of the C.C. 9
ample.
Meeting of Justices.
to represent his word, which has been published and not yet explained.
Mr St. John Brazick publishes all the papers accompanying Lord Roberts' Spion Kop despatch.
Johannesburg Mines. Jam. April 6-The first general
sting of the Chanker of Mina, Jula reshurg, since the outbreak of hostilities, was heiti on the 4th inst., when the Presi- dent stated that 16,130 stamps were work.
Noon. Caryn will be received on board. Shipping Orders will be granted till until 4 p... Specic at Parcels cotil 3 p. on the 4th May, 1902, (Purcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left ut the Agency's Oflice).
Contents al value of Packages are re- quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Off.co.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, April 22, 1902
200
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIT COMPANY. LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW,
HE Company's Steamship
FORMOSA.
and it was highly probable that by Captain HoRCINS, will be deanatched for Jaly half the industry wou'd be working, the ahore Port, on THURSDAY, 24th and before way months the industry Inst., at Daylight.
would be where it was in October, 1899. The total gold raken by the Boer Govern- men from the mail traits, brinks and wineA was £267, 17 Beyond thus, the actual lesses by disbursements of the mines is s timated at £3,400,000). A reduction in the wages of whites was not contemplated.
}
For Freight ne Pussage apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & C
Generd Managers, Hongkong, April 92, 1902.
BR8
April In yesterday's statement by DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
the President of the Johannesburg Cham
har of Mines,read 1,656 stamps, and £2,697,173 us taken by the Boer Govern
nent.
The 7th
LIMITED.
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FOR SWATOW,
THALES,
A meeting of Justices of the Peace Severe Fighting in South Africa. THE Company Stenship
April 6--Tho fight at Roschumenskop Captain Ronson, will be despatched for feet at high water, would. I consider, be was held is afternoon to consider an
stas hard to hand, beth sides using the the above Port on FRIDAY, the 25th That the cost of such a bridge would be- japplication fem Esther liver for periaisetts of their rites and the Dungeons asing Inst., at Daylight. considerable ia undoubted, but any sun-sion to remove her publican's business swords. The Dragons. in charging, fell able expenditure would be justified in a
from Nos. 12 and 13, Queen Victoria into a donea, where horses were useless
and retirement was necessary. Besiles cause such as I have alluded to. which, a Leidge can be toate remunerative Street to Nos. 72 and 73, Queen's Road Hussars then came to their assistance,
Central under the sign of the Now Travel- sad the Boers were obliged to withdraw, The Hen. Treasurer of the Alicey the imposition of a toll,,
Mr Chamberlain has cabled to Lord Not less than 6000,000 passen FUTE Memorial and Netherale Hospitals begs to annually pass between Hongkong and ler's Hotel. Mr.F. A. Hazeland, Acting Kowloons 13,000,000, cach way). This Police Magistrate. presided, and the othera hayeren hungled. The Frer Pres of the donations to the funds of the Hospitals: one-half if a brilgo existed.
Burglaries at Singapore,
It is reported froin Singapore that the houses of the new Colonial Secretary and
Alice Memorial Hospital
Minto his congratulations to the Dominion
Da the heroic couduct of the Canadians
B1: W. Evans, luto Protector of Chinese acknowledge with thanks the following unber would probably be increased by present were Musias F, J. Badeley, Rites in the action with General De-in-Rey |
14th inet, reports :-Last night, at aquarters. W. To........................ $10 Nine Million (9.300,997) passengers at Mol. Messer, E. R. Hallifax, and C.
to mine, Mr P. Luyken, of Messm. Brink-J. F. Miller.
ann & Co, was coming out of his Harry Thomas
resideure, Goodwood, Scott's-rd, when
Accident at Naval Yard.
A
.5
ho discovered two Chi«men dressed in
Lata on Sunday evening, an accident black hiding amongst the shrubbery at the side of the drive leading up to the house. of a peculiar marure decurred at Messre
He went towards them, thinking they Panchand, Lowther and Co.'s Naval Yard A heavy burge on which would run away on seeing him. but they Extension Works. coolly stood up and awaited his approack, were erected a centrifugal pump and other and on his questioning them one of the machinery sank, and in doing so upset an- miscreants drows kirgo butcher's knife and
other barge in the vicinity, wrecking a stabbed at Mr Lukyea's boart, but for- tunately he pwnaged to andpa the blow, crane and throsing tù the botten a number which only inflicted a slight cut on the side of large cement blocks. It is thought the of his nose. By Luky then pluckily large was caught in some way at low water, attacked his assai noto with his fists, ha they, apparently fearing capture, made off, and surk with the rising of the tide. There have been difficulties lately with the Chinese
Melbourne.
at Hart River, and his deep regret at the heavy losses, and sympathy with relatives of those killed.
tlao
The killed at Driekuil include Captains Challonel and LeMarchant, of the Lanca shire Fasziers, and the killed at Basschemati stop include Major Walker, of thu ́2nd
The Boers lost at least 62. Digoon Guards.
'ז-
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong April 29, 1902.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
807
THE APOLLO
PIANIST
AN INVENTION FOR.
PLAYING THE PIANO.
Heal Y MOLD TED MOD CHINA,
After taking to picers and thoroughly examining Lhe Angelus, the Pianolo, and others at their factories.
The Apollo Pianist has now been
TESTED for 2 YEARS
in Hongkong, Singapore, Bornco without a single failure, a thing which can
he said of ur ather Panc Player.
Plags any music no matter how difficult,
bak, fratern the saprussion under easy and complete contrest of player.
POINTS FOR BUYERS ARE
(1) It has been PROVED to STAND
TIUS CLIMATE.
(2) I will do everything any other
player will.
(3) IT COSTS LESS.
(4) It transposes into various keys. (5) Re-winde automatically, and has (15) Other points of superiority,
RECITALS of Classical, Oporatic, Dance
and Popular Music at any hour.
A PIANOLO FOR SALE AT HALF
COST with a large quantity of Music. The ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD.
PRINTING.
PRINTING.
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Artistic Printing
Done with Neatness and Despatch
At Moderate Prices.
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Company Reports.
Business Circulars.
Bills of Lading, etc.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
an average toll of 1 cent would be a sub- D.
After discussion, the
FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANT- stantial etorri on the money laid out, and
Was unanimously refused.
WERP.-LONDON, PORT SAID, this the direct return only, the indirect application return, in the form of rates, &. would There was no objection whatever to the
COLOMBO & SINGAPORE, probably be even greater, while the applicant, but the justin considered that
THECompany'sSteamship Wakasa Maru advantage to be gained in being able to
having arrived from the above Forts, carry telegraph cables, e, across the there were too many hotels in the centre of briga instead of in their present rather the town already, and also, in giving their
The Boers still in the field muster 6.000. Consignees of Carge are hereby informed Under European Supervision precarious position and the possibility of decision, took into consideration the nam-mul are scattored from Zoutpansberg in the that their Guds being landed and
sing the bridge as au aqueduct for a cup
Caries in the west to Pieteretief in the KowOON WHARF AND Gouws COMPANY'S Juan rangu cannot altogether be overlooked against the application from residents in east. General Dr-la-Key alone has a large Gorows at Kowloon, where each consign- ply of water to Hongkong from the Kower of petitions that had been lodged north Sunderland in the south, and from laced ne their risk in the HoxaRON A
the inmediate locality of the proposed commando.
ment will be sorted out mark by mark and April 7.-1,000 of the Royal Canadian delivery cube obtained as soon as the intel.
Regiment have volunteered for the front.
Goods are bundled.. Maoris to Defend New Zealand. New Zealand has decided w enrol defensive for of Masci Volunteers. What Lord Kitchener told Lord Hopetoun,
A GOOD COUGH MEDICINE.
[From the Guzztle, Toonegombo, Australia,]
to World-fame. Blood Mistare it warranted. case the blood from all isparities from what stances which are of ecurse, being investi
The accident has necessitated u per cause arising. For Scrofals, Servy gated. Eczema, Bed Lege, Skiu,utid Blood Discuss Pimples and Boxse of all kinds, its effects are suspension of the extension works, but the marvellons. Thousands of wonderful cures have damage to plab is not so great as was at been casted by it. Bald everywhore at 21. 94.
24-first reported. Beware of worldline ippltations
Fon ni Bed Lars-Clarke's employees, and there are suspicious circum. great pleasure in recatamending it.-W. C. / Clarke's World-famed Blood "Mixture is war-
Optional Goods will be carried on waless instructions are given to the continry be fore 4 p.m., To-DAY.
Goods not albared by the 29th Inst, wil
Le subjent la xent.
FOR THE BLOOD IN que L. the blood flod Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is nu
vacollent medicine. Ive been suffer is laden with impurities it spreads disease as it ag from a severe bough for the last two circolates through the orgens of the hamar
Alt Ship-damaged Packages must he left months, and it has affected a cure. I have body-Langs, Heart, Stomach, Kidnaga, Brain,
in the Godowns and Notice of sama Hent From Serafuda, from lever cause driving.
Mr Premier Barton, interviewed, in cou-to this Office before the 2nd May, or WOCKLE. This is the opinion of one cf ralel to cleanre the blood from all impuritize our oldest and most respected residents, and Scarry, Ecsema, Bad Legs, Skin and Blood
sequence of Lord Kitchener's report to Lord Claims in connection thor with will not be has been voluntarily given in good faith Diseases, Pimples, and Hers of all kinds its benekted, as was Mr. Weckner. This ro- cara bays been effried by it. Sold everywhere officers said that undonited wanders were that others may try the ramaly and be effects are marvellous Isands of vaderful Hopetoun on the execution of Australian regnized.
WATKINS at 2. 94. Beware of worthfees imitations and comunitted, which it was necessary to mety is sold by All Dedors;
E24 severely punish. Bubelitutos Tail, Gaperil Ä zents,
NIPPON YUSEN EAISHA. Hongkong, April 22, 1902..
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